Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume S1

Dictionary of National Biography

ERRATA IN SUPPLEMENT—VOLUME I

ABBOTT—CHILDERS

N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line

Page	Col.	Line
xxiii		8	Memoir of George Smith : for the only one read the first
10	i	4-3 f.e.	Acland, Sir Henry W. : omit a member of the football eleven
11	i	7	for 1858 read 1857
12	ii	25	after 1893; insert J. B. Atlay's Memoir of Sir Henry Acland, 1903;
19	ii	17 f.e.	Adye, Sir John M.: for Holmes read Holms
		6 f.e.	after 1875 insert and lieutenant-general in 1879
24	i	17	Airy, Sir George B. : for five biennial periods read three biennial periods and for a fourth term of one year only
45	i	28	Anderdon, William H.: for Laircount read Lavicourt
47	i	7 f.e.	Anderson, John : for Matlock read Buxton
		5 f.e.	after Thoms insert of Aberlemno, Forfarshire
	ii	11 f.e.	after 1898. insert 8. 'Zoology of Egypt, part i.— Reptilia and Batrachia,' 1898; a second part ('Mammalia') revised and completed by W. E. de Winton, F.Z.S., 1902.
74	i	28	Arnold, Matthew : for 1868); the tombstone read 1868) and a grandson. His tombstone
		29-31	for 'Awake, thou Lute . . . Gold, 1890). read 'There is sprung up a light for the righteous and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.' (Ps. xcvii. 11)
78	i	10	Arnould, Sir Joseph : for chief justice of Bombay read judge of the high court of Bombay
	ii	17	for 16 Nov. read 16 Feb.
121	ii	18	Ballantine, William : for in the trial read with Sir Robert Collier, the solicitor-general
		20	for he secured read the crown secured
		22-24	for his defence of the Tichborne claimant . . . . in 1871 ; read his advocacy on behalf of the Tichborne claimant in his ejectment action in 1871;
122	i	8	for but left no issue. read His son, Mr. Walter Ballantine, was M.P. for Coventry 1887-1895.
135	i	9 f.e.	Barttelot, Sir Walter B. : for Balfont read Balfour
161	ii	8-9	Beckman, Sir Martin : omit Shortly after the accession . . . (20 March 1685).
		16	after deceased. insert Shortly afterwards he was knighted (20 March 1685-6).
168	ii	17	Bennett, Sir James R. : after knighted insert in 1881
169	i	25-26	Bennett, William C. : for from 1872 to 1879 and from 1885 to 1889 read from 1870 to 1873 and from 1876 to 1879
171	ii	28	Bensly, Robert L. : for survives read survived
200	i	9	Birch, Samuel : for for a time read for forty years
		11 f.e.	for Sidney read Sandys
204	i	14	Blackburn, Colin, Baron Blackburn: for Mr. John Edward Eyre read Mr. Edward John Eyre
207	i	13	Blackmore, Richard D.: for vicar read curate in charge
		34-35	for His father took pupils . . . and three read Three
		39-41	for his mother . . . all the servants died. read his mother died of the disease which she contracted while visiting the parish, and others of the household also succumbed.
		18 f.e.	for a living read a curacy
		16 f.e.	for settled in that of Ashford read settled in 1847 as curate in charge at Ashford
		11-10 f.e.	for until a boy of eleven, . . . . who presently sent him read for several years, and was then sent to a preparatory school at Bruton, in Somerset. Thence he went
		5 f.e.	for now read afterwards
		4-2 f.e.	for who had formerly been a private pupil . . . . at Longworth. read who had formerly taken, whilst living at Culmstock, lessons from Blackmore's father.
	ii	11-14	omit He was also famous . . . . academic honours.
		27-30	omit and, after quitting the university . . . . Bromley, Kent
		33-34	for Miss Lucy . . . . of Portuguese extraction read Miss Lucy Maguire
		40-42	omit At this time he was engaged . . . . the Middle Temple.
		17 f.e.	for she died read she died on 31 Jan. 1888
		6 f.e.	after 'Christowell.'insert He was a pupil of John Warner of the Inner Temple and the chancery bar.
208	i	9-10	for and fell back on his old work as a teacher. read by taking up educational work which he never liked and for which he was ill adapted.
		10	for 1858 read 1855
209	ii	6	after father. insert Another parson, John Rosedew, in 'Cradock Nowell,' is his uncle, the Rev. H. Hey Knight. Perlycross is the home of Blackmore's boyhood, Culmstock.
		34	for sixty read seventy
		37	for 1885 read 1895
210	i	9	after game of chess insert and whom he introduced into 'Tommy Upmore'
233	ii	20	Bond, Sir Edward A. : for (1858) read (1868)
238	i	21	Bowen, Charles S. C., Baron Bowen: for rector of Southwark, read perpetual curate of St. Mary Magdalene, Southwark,
239	i	24	for 1888 read 1882
245	ii	43-44	Boyd, Andrew K. H. : for Mr. F. N. Boyd read Mr. F. M. Boyd
257	ii	16 f.e.	Brand, Sir Henry B. W., 1st Viscount Hampden: after peerage. insert He was a lord of the treasury under Palmerston 17 April 1855 to 1 March 1858.
		13-11 f.e.	for succeeded Sir William . . . . the treasury. read became parliamentary secretary to the treasury, a post held in the previous liberal administration by Sir William Goodenough Hayter [q. v.].
259	ii	2	Brand, Sir Johannes H. : after opinion. insert In 1882 he accepted the honour of G.C.M.G. in spite of the demurs of the council.
		8-13	omit The queen offered him the dignity . . . . they gave way.
262	i	23	Brassey, Anna or Annie, Baroness Brassey: for at Brisbaneread at sea
265	i	15	Brett, William B., Viscount Esher: for in April 1859 read on the death of Cobden in 1865
		16-19	for against Cobden . . . . Potter [q. v. Suppl.]. read against Cobden's friend Thomas Bayley Potter [q. v. Supp.], but he was defeated.
271	i	7-6 f.e.	Bright, Sir Charles T. : for a druggist of Bishopsgate Street, London, read a manufacturing chemist of London (of an old Yorkshire stock to which belonged Colonel Sir John Bright, 1619-88 [q. v.]),
	ii	4	for Magnetic Company read Magnetic Telegraph Company
		14-13 f.e. 10 f.e.	for Atlantic Cable Company read Atlantic Telegraph Company
272	i	11	for R. Newall & Co. read R. S. Newall & Co.
		34-36	omit Bright was . . . the Agamemnon.
272	ii	22-23	Bright, Sir Charles T.: for was himself not directly concerned read was associated as consulting engineer
		2 f.e.	for Institute read Institution
273	i	21	for E. B. Bright read E. B. Bright and his son, Mr. Charles Bright
292	ii	37	Brind, Sir James: for daughter read niece
295	i	23	Broadhead, William: for Forth's read Firth's
296	i	21 f.e.	Broome, Sir Frederick N.: after services. insert He had been made C.M.G. in 1877 and K.C.M.G. in 1884.
		18 f.e.	after afterwards insert in 1891
302	i	8 f.e.	Brown, Robert: omit at Copenhagen
		7 f.e.	for the degree of Ph.D. read the honorary degree of Ph.D. in 1870.
		l.l.	after expedition insert in 1863
	ii	12-13	for the high school read the School of Arts
		13	after college. insert He was also an extra-mural lecturer of the university and interim lecturer on botany there in 1873, and for part of that year in geology also.
		19	for In 1875-6 read In 1873
		25-30	for and in 1876 was writing . . . to the preparation of read as well as for the 'Academy' and the 'Scotsman.' In 1876 he accepted a post on the staff of the 'Echo,' and removed to London. In 1879 he became a leader writer for the 'Standard,' and retained that post for the rest of his life. Meanwhile he prepared many
		4 f.e.	for Rink's insert 'Danish Greenland,' 1877, and his
		2 f.e.	for is valuable read their valuable
303	i	21	after Zemlya insert as well as by two flowering plants, two lichens, and a fossil plant called after him by English and Swiss botanists
306	i	6 f.e.	Browning, Robert: for Woodgates inn read Woodyates inn
		5 f.e.	for Partridge read Pentridge
308	i	18 f.e.	for his horse read his uncle's horse
313	i	17 f.e.	for Mr. Smith read Mrs. George M. Smith
319	ii	12	Brown-Séquard, Charles E.: for physiologist read physiologist and physician
		14-16	for Edward Brown . . . . belonging to Philadelphia. read Edward Brown (a native of Philadelphia), captain in the merchant service.
320	ii	9	after Geneva, insert His second wife had died in 1874, and in 1877 he married a third wife, who was an Englishwoman.
		10	for his old master read his friend and rival
		28	for second wife read third wife
		15-14 f.e.	for the localisation of the tracts in the spinal cord. read the properties and functions of the nervous system.
321	i	6-9	for but he was not a philosophical thinker . . . . interpret his facts correctly. read although the interpretation of the facts he had discovered did not always meet with general acceptance.
		12	after Normale insert de l'Homme
		13	after Animaux,' insert the 'Bulletins de la Société de Biologie'
339	i	30	Burke, Ulick R.: for Colne read Calne
348	ii	13	Burton, Sir Frederic W.: before On his retirement read Burton was knighted in 1884.
		14-15	for Burton was knighted. Despite read despite
354	i	18-19	Burton, Sir Richard F.: for 'Proverba read 'Proverbia
370	i	23	Cairns, John: for Bishop Laughton read Bishop Claughton
381	ii	2 f.e.	Campbell, Sir Alexander: for Heydon read Hedon
389	ii	11	Campbell, George D., 8th Duke of Argyll: for 1883 read 1884
396	ii	11-12	Cass, Sir John: for in that year read in 1710-11
397	i	18 f.e.	Caulfield, Richard: for Burke read Butler
	ii	27	omit unmarried,
		30	after co. Cork. insert His wife, Dora Dowden, survived him.
410	i	24	Chambers, Sir Thomas: for 1846 read 1836
425	i	25	Childers, Hugh C. E.: for 1871 read 1870